Davao vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	1.78M	216K

The cost of living in Davao is 66% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7397th and 2289th ($626 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in the Philippines and New Zealand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5168th and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Wellington

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	Davao	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$11415

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604